4+ hour, 40+ min ago  (277+ words) Medtronic suffered a cyberattack on its corporate IT systems. The incident highlights growing cybersecurity risks in the medtech sector, with cybergangs increasingly using phishing and other human-engineering tactics to gain access to data. Medical device giant Medtronic confirmed over the…...

7+ hour, 18+ min ago  (229+ words) Lawmakers introduced the Medicare Advantage Improvement Act of 2026 to tighten prior authorization rules, boost transparency and curb practices that delay care. A bipartisan group of lawmakers recently introduced companion versions of the Medicare Advantage Improvement Act of 2026 in both the…...

16+ hour, 17+ min ago  (563+ words) Many health plans are discovering that even after digitizing medical policies and implementing FHIR APIs, prior authorization turnaround times remain slow and provider frustration remains high. The reason is straightforward: digitization alone does not make medical'necessity determinations executable by automated…...

15+ hour, 50+ min ago  (132+ words) Transcending the limits of sequential transfer During execution, continuous engagement enables timely decision-making. When technical risks emerge, both parties evaluate mitigation strategies using the same data. The responsibility for corrective actions remains clear. Decisions occur during execution rather than after…...

16+ hour, 24+ min ago  (414+ words) This is forcing brokers to rethink how they serve clients and how their businesses continue to grow without sacrificing service. This year, premiums saw the largest increase in more than a decade, arriving after several years of an already elevated…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (297+ words) Timely by Dr First launched a tool to streamline prior authorizations and improve access to specialty medications. Timely by Dr First introduced a new solution last week that aims to remove barriers to accessing specialty medications. Timely by Dr First…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (547+ words) Ed Park is sincere and passionate about his calling as the CEO of Devoted Health, which provides Medicare Advantage plans to seniors in 29 states. But it remains to be seen if he can do more or the same with less....

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (664+ words) Med City News An experimental Intellia Therapeutics medicine that uses CRISPR technology to edit genes inside patients led to a significant reduction in attacks from a rare inherited swelling disorder after just a single dose. Based on the preliminary Phase…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1012+ words) In dental practices, where reimbursement cycles are tighter and administrative inefficiencies are immediately visible, AI is already being evaluated not for novelty, but for operational impact. Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming embedded across healthcare, from clinical documentation to diagnostic support....

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (509+ words) It's an alarming but puzzling health trend: The death rate from falls for seniors has more than tripled in the past 30 years. One cause may be the overprescription of medicines." Though there isn't direct proof that the explosion in medications…...